ISIS News

Afghan Citizen Planned Terrorist Attacks on Election Day

An Afghan citizen has been arrested in Oklahoma City for suspicion of conspiring to commit a terrorist attack during the November U.S. elections on behalf of the terrorist organization the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham. Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, …

Authorities Find it Tough to Stop Terrorists From Renting, Using Trucks

It doesn’t take a firearm or a bomb to wreak havoc. All it takes is a driver’s license, a valid credit card, some proof of insurance – and as little as $19. The attack on a riverfront bike path in …

UN Weather Agency Scratches ‘Isis’ From Storm Name List

The United Nations’ weather agency has removed “Isis” from a list of future Pacific hurricane names, deeming it inappropriate given that the extremist Islamic State group has used ISIS as an acronym. World Meteorological Organization spokeswoman Clare Nullis in Geneva …

Law That Made Terrorism Coverage Available Expiring at Year End

The year-end expiration of the federal Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (TRIPRA), and the uncertain future of the law, is creating problems in the U.S. terrorism insurance market, according to the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.). “The private sector does …